“Defeat reconnects you with reality”

Carlo Ancelotti appeared before the media before hosting Villarreal this Saturday (21:00) at the Bernabeu in a match that, after the Lille fiasco, takes on an even more special character for Real Madrid. The Italian claims that he was self-critical and that the team will improve.

What do you expect from Villarreal? “He’s doing well and it’s an opportunity for us to reunite and play good football again.”

How are you? “Very good, as always. This failure is an opportunity if we take advantage of it and respond correctly. “There was self-criticism.”

If the team is in the expected preparation and if the criticism after Lille is exaggerated. “Everyone can think what they want, nothing is happening considering what happened on Wednesday. There are times when you need to reconnect, and you need to do this as soon as possible. Sometimes a good streak makes you believe you’re invincible, but defeat brings you back to reality. We are not at our level yet, we have players who are not at the best level. We are not far from where we want to be. There is a lack of intensity in defense and attack, and lack of ball circulation.”

What was analyzed in the locker room. “I insist, we talked about how we need to get the ball into the attackers quicker and that we lack defensive intensity. If there is another defeat, we will talk about it, but we have a streak of 40 games without defeat in the League, if we lose, we will be sad, but we will look for solutions.”

Mbappé and his absence from France agreed. “He has a problem that seems to have been resolved. He trained normally. I’m not involved in what the national coaches do. Deschamps decided not to call him. I know that the Madrid medical team spoke to the French team, they talked and made this decision.”

Midfield if Kroos profile is missing. “I don’t think he missed, Modric has a touch, Camavinga has a touch, Valverde has a touch, Bellingham has a touch, Tchouameni is fundamental for us in the defensive aspect.”

Why does Guler play little? “He doesn’t play much because he has a lot of competition, it’s not easy, but he’s more famous than last year.”

Cardona warned that Villarreal would be brave. Better for Madrid? “I don’t know what it means to be brave. Everyone here wants to score points. We have to prepare him as best we can.”

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